Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997

Germany/UK/France

1h 20min

PG

Directed by: Werner Herzog

Written by: Werner Herzog

Language: English, German

Extraordinary documentary focussing on German immigrant, Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war Dieter Dengler as he narrates his sufferings and offers up his tips for survival. Herzog contrasts Dengler's narration with Vietnam-era military training videos, managing to capture the experience of war in all its solemn strangeness.